Improvement in cigar-pipes



I. A. HEALD.

cIGAR-HPES.

No.1 82,821, Patented Oct. 3, 1876.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIGE.

ISSACHAB A. HEALD, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CIGAR-PIPES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. IS2,821, dated October3, 1876; application filed January 3, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ISSAGHAR ANDREWS HEALD,of San Francisco, California, have in- -vented certain Improvements inSmoking- Tubes, of which the following is a specification:

I now proceed to explain in detail my invention, with the aid of theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a section of the tubethrough its longitudinal axis, and Fig. 2 an end View on the side wherethe tobacco burns.

The tube A is made of wood, in two parts, A and A, fitted in the middle,as seen in the drawing, and held together simply by friction. The partA, at the end of which, outside, the burning takes place, is furnishedwith a metallic lining, F, to prevent the wood from shrinking andwarping. At the end of A are seen three thin projections, E, made ofwire, fastened to the wood. A piston, C, having the shape of a doublefunnel, slides inside the tube, and is pushed forward by the spring D,fastened at one end to the piston, and bearing at the other end on theinside of the tube, near the mouth-piece H.

To use the tube, the end A is pulled out of A, together with the springand piston,

and a cartridge of tobacco, B, is inserted in the part A. The two partsA and A are again put together, care being taken to have the funnel z'of the piston C covering the end of the cartridge, as shown in thedrawing. Now, the tube being ready, the cartridge is lighted, and theair and smoke pass through the cartridge B, the piston C, and tube A.

The spring D pressing steadily on the piston and cartridge, the ashescrumble-away against the projecnons E as fast as they are formed, andthe burning is very complete, because the quantity of metal in the wiresE is not large enough to take away the heat, and the combustion alwaystakes place outside of the tube A, care being taken to make the prongs Esufficiently long.

This result attained is very important, as, in the experiments which ledto these improvements, it was observed that when the tobacco was burntinside of the tube, or immediately at the mouth, the smoke had a verystrong and unpleasant flavor, and, also, that any metallic ring or otherdevice too near the tube prevented the complete combustion of thetobacco touching it, clogged this opening, and seriously interfered withthe working of the apparatus.

With my improvements these defects are remedied, the combustion iscomplete, the ashes easily crumble, leaving the cartridge to slidefreely, and the burning taking place outside, in the open air, the smokeis of a pleasant flavor, and of a comparatively low temperature.

The experimenting also brought about the funnel shape of the piston C.The pressure of the cone against the edge, the cartridge curls it inwardand forms a practically air-tight joint, fitting equally well with alittle variation in the size of the cartridge, and does not interferewith its outward motion.

What I claim as my invention isl. The tube A, provided with thelongitudinally-projecting points E, for holding the cartridge inposition, substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination with the tube A, the funnel-shaped piston C, andspring D, constructed and arranged to operate as set forth.

ISSACHAR ANDREWS HEALD.

Witnesses:

CHAS. O. FAROIAL, T. J. DANIELS.

